leap out — ► leap to the eye (or leap out) be immediately apparent. Main Entry: ↑leap … English terms dictionary
leap out at — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms leap out at : present tense I/you/we/they leap out at he/she/it leaps out at present participle leaping out at past tense leaped out at or leapt out at past participle leaped out at or leapt out at leap out at … English dictionary
leap out of — phr verb Leap out of is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bed, ↑chair … Collocations dictionary
leap out — (especially of writing) be conspicuous; stand out. → leap … English new terms dictionary
leap out — verb 1. jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone) The attackers leapt out from the bushes • Syn: ↑rush out, ↑sally out, ↑burst forth • Hypernyms: ↑appear … Useful english dictionary
out|leap — «owt LEEP», verb, leaped or leapt, leap|ing. –v.i. to leap out or forth. –v.t. 1. to leap over or beyond. 2. to surpass in leaping: »Rabbits outleap frogs in distance but not in number of hops … Useful english dictionary
leap — ► VERB (past or past part. leaped or leapt) 1) jump or spring a long way. 2) jump across. 3) move quickly and suddenly. 4) (leap at) accept eagerly. 5) increase dramatically … English terms dictionary
leap to the eye — ► leap to the eye (or leap out) be immediately apparent. Main Entry: ↑leap … English terms dictionary
leap — leap1 [li:p] v past tense and past participle leapt [lept] especially BrE leaped especially AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(jump)¦ 2¦(move fast)¦ 3¦(increase)¦ 4 leap at the chance/opportunity 5 leap to somebody s defence 6¦(heart)¦ Phrasal verbs … Dictionary of contemporary English
leap — I n. 1) a quantum leap 2) a leap forward II v. 1) (d; intr.) to leap at ( to be eager for ) (to leap at an opportunity) 2) (d; intr.) to leap out of (the dolphin leaped out of the water) 3) (d; intr.) to leap over (to leap over a fence) 4)… … Combinatory dictionary
